page_title: Beit Kama
section_title: Archaeology
hierarchical_section_title: Beit Kama / Archaeology
caption_attribution_description: English: Beit Kama from the east
context_page_description: Beit Kama is a kibbutz in the northern Negev desert in Israel. Located north of the Bedouin city of Rahat, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2018 its population was 1,396.
  Beit Kama is a secular kibbutz that preserves the cooperative mode of life in most areas. It was traditionally affiliated to the HaKibbutz HaArtzi organization and the Hashomer Hatzair movements. It is the location of Nitzaney HaNegev regional elementary school.
context_section_description: In 2013, archaeologists of the Israel Antiquities Authority discovered a Byzantine era mosaic floor on the grounds of the kibbutz. The red, black, and yellow mosaic is decorated with images of birds, local flora and geometrical designs. An ancient water system with pools and channels was also unearthed.
caption: Panorama of Beit Kama
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